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Starkey Castle

0 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.36357, 0.46040

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle +98 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Bramble, Dilated Scalewort +25 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Bramble, Dilated Scalewort +25 more · last seen 2024

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.6 km

Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

131 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route125 m
Named routeRef 1Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Named routeRef 177Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Starkey Castle from Footpath

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Starkey Castle from Footpath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Eastgate GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Watermill GardensUrban park4.4 km→🦉BATY'S MARSHNature reserve2.3 km→🌱Esplanade GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱Castle GardensUrban park4.1 km→🌱Victoria GardensUrban park4.5 km→

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